Miscellany: Palin on Brahms, etc.

Joseph Horowitz, one of the most formidable commentators on the classical scene, has a new blog at the ArtsJournal hub.

Amanda Ameer, another ArtsJournal blogger, recently hosted an absorbing online symposium on the tricky business of promoting classical musicians. The discussion begins here.

Last month, David Byrne caused a bit of a stir by calling into question L.A. Opera’s pricey Ring cycle and, by extension, the entire business of presenting music by “a bunch of dead guys.” Ethan Iverson vigorously responds, prophesying a new age of Wagnerian hip-hop.

Jeremy Denk is at it again, enticing Sarah Palin into the debate on Brahms tempi. The pianist previously interviewed Palin on the topic of Beethoven’s “Hammerklavier.”

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